Bazzdude

Re: The *Official* Manchester United thread

Was going to send Tim a PM with the match report from the tour game I was doing for him but will post it here as there are a couple of other United fans that may be interested - As I can't be arsed to edit any of it Kags = new boy Kagawa, Chico is Chicharito, Toni is Valencia and Ando is Anderson

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Rio is a choc ice .. and Bebe = shite

Can't find a lineup yet but I do know Toni, Kags, Ando, Vermijl, Amos and Tyler Blackett all start this time - looking like a 4-5-1 with Kags playing in the hole behind Chico

Torrential rain about an hour before kick off and the ball is zipping around a bit which will definitely suit United

First trademark Scholesy "tackle" after 5 minutes

18 minutes gone - hardly a chance on goal for either side - United looking solid and probing the Ajax defence -- oooh first chance from Ajax and its a good one - centre forward flying through the defence and just puts it wide

Good run from Toni but just fails to find Chico - United's best chance so far

Fecking vuvuzelas are annoying

Another good chance from Ajax - great block from Blackett - looks very classy at left back

Toni looking very sharp

Great cross from Wootten and Chico heads straight at the keeper

Scholesy has learned to tackle!! - two great challenges in a minute

Ajax clipped the post after a mistake by Scott Wootten

Chico close after great work from Kags

Half time - pretty level game so far - Ando very quiet but Toni and Kags have looked very good but been very impressed with Tyler Blackett - looks strong in the tackle, has good pace and gets forward - his positioning has also saved United on a couple of occasions - maybe we don't need Baines after all

2nd half

Chico just wide after slipping as he was taking the shot - another great pass from Kags - and Chico close again after good work from Toni - 2 great chances in less than a minute

Noooo - Goal for Ajax - came from a corner - flicks off the heel of one of their players and loops over Ben Amos - bit lucky

Tunnicliffe puts the ball over the bar - good chance

Ben Amos goes for the interception and makes a mess of it - Ajax shoot wide - only time Amos has put a foot wrong

4 minutes of added time - great strike from Powell great save

BEBE!!!!!!!

1-1 great run on the outside from Vermijl Berba steps over the ball and Bebe was at the far post to bang it in (just)

Another chance for Ajax - over the bar

Full time - TBH Ajax deserved the draw - worked hard and made it difficult for United

Kags man of the match - Blackett also impressive together with Scholes - Rio played 90 minutes in both games - hopefully over his injuries

Bebe with the goal and TBH was the only thing he did right - maybe rusty after his cruciate injury but he couldn't control the ball or pass it (maybe trying too hard) from his size he looks more like a striker than a winger so we'll see what happens - reckon he'll go on loan again

Powell looked good - very promising player with a lot of skill and has a great shot on him (think Gibson but on target )

Fair result - next stop Shanghai on Wednesday to face Drogba and Anelka

I think that the best quote I have seen regards this news comes from my Bro, who taught me how to appreciate football (Much to the irritation of mywife, who thinks that flying off couches, to land on one's hands and knees, swearing loudly at the Television is somewhat "undignified" )

"United will tear teams souls apart this season as well as their defences "

Brilliant, should be TM'd before muppet reporters steal it and use it as their own

drago6650

Re: The *Official* Manchester United thread

Bazzdude

Re: The *Official* Manchester United thread

TBH I'm happy he's still in the Premier as he was by far the player of the year last season and I'm elated he's gone to United

Agree with what Tim said in a PM that we could break all sorts of goalscoring records this year

Feel sorry for Wenger - the club's wage restrictions means they have lost a lot of talent over the last couple of years because the club won't pay to keep them - Wilshire and Walcott next on the list on running out contracts and they could lose Song very soon too - got a lot of respect for the Nutty Professor but his hands are tied

Re: The *Official* Manchester United thread

TBH I'm happy he's still in the Premier as he was by far the player of the year last season and I'm elated he's gone to United

Agree with what Tim said in a PM that we could break all sorts of goalscoring records this year

Feel sorry for Wenger - the club's wage restrictions means they have lost a lot of talent over the last couple of years because the club won't pay to keep them - Wilshire and Walcott next on the list on running out contracts and they could lose Song very soon too - got a lot of respect for the Nutty Professor but his hands are tied

AyeBut at least his board isn't threatening his job, which is a good thing.If they gave him the players he needs to compete they would be up there challenging for trophy every year, this year I think theywill be very lucky to stay in the top 5 with improvements some of the other sides have made